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August 24th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor) - Al-Shabab’s latest attack displays a level of planning and execution that doesn’t bode well for the AU-backed transitional government in Mogadishu.

July 28th (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The al-Shabab attack on World Cup revelers in Uganda three weeks ago has served as a wake-up call for African Union leaders.

July 21st (BBC News) - US authorities have charged a man with providing material support to Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

This weekend’s double bombing in Kampala bears all the hallmarks of an al-Shabab attack. It seems that Somalia’s homegrown strain of the Taliban has struck outside its own borders for the very first time.

MOGADISHU, July 7th (AP) - Witnesses say Somalis in four towns held by Islamist militants are protesting a recent decision by East African nations to send 2,000 more peacekeepers to Somalia.

KABUL, June 2nd (Times of India) -  Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, the one-time al-Qaida banker and number three leader whose death was announced Tuesday, helped finance the 9/11 hijackers but was reportedly opposed to the attacks.

May 19th (Press TV) - Al-Shabab fighters have attacked the offices of a relief agency in southern Somalia and ordered the NGO to cease operations in the area.

April 28th (BBC News) - At least 14 civilians have been killed during a battle between government soldiers and al-Qaeda-linked fighters, witnesses say.

April 15th (Al Jazeera) Barack Obama, the US president, has issued an executive order to freeze assets of individuals with ties to Somalia's  al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab movement.

April 8th (RTTNews) - Al-Shabab has taken control of the United Nations mission in southern Somalia, reports said Thursday.